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CIRWA Project tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

According to the summary findings related to the period 2013-2020, the most targeted critical infrastructures are government facilities, followed by education and healthcare. Data collected by the researchers are very interesting and very useful for future research projects on the security of the critical infrastructure.

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Fixing Data Breaches Part 1: Education

Troy Hunt

Let's get started with one I raised multiple times whilst sitting in front of Congress - education. Data Breaches Occur Due to Human Error. Nowhere is it truer than with data breaches and it's the most logical place to start this series. Education is the Best ROI on Security Spend. The difference is education.

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Russia-Linked Turla APT group Hijacked C2 of the Iranian OilRig

Security Affairs

” Turla attackers used many other tools and malware in the latest campaigns, such as a custom dropper to deliver the Neptun backdoor, a USB data collecting tool, a hacking tool that combines four NSA tools ( EternalBlue , EternalRomance , DoublePulsar , SMBTouch ).

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New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads

Security Affairs

The collected data is sent to the C2 server every two days, but the cycle depends on the remote configuration. The level of data collection depends on the permissions granted to the app using the malicious library.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q3 & Q4 2022

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open-sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática.

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COPPA Guidance for EdTech Companies and Schools During the Coronavirus

Hunton Privacy

On April 9, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued guidance under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) for operators of educational technology (“EdTech”) used both in school settings and for virtual learning.

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Phishers migrate to Telegram

Security Affairs

User personal data for sale. Crooks offers data collected through phishing campaign to the subscribers. Data includes verified online banking credentials, in some cases phishers also provides info on the account balances. “The higher the balance, the more money scammers will typically charge for the credentials.”

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